Wilmington, NC News

Archive for November, 2009

Survelience, style and witness accounts lead police to believe one man is responsible for at least five bank robberies in the past few weeks. At least three of them in Wilmington, including one on Wednesday.

Southport | The 10-day shutdown of the Brunswick Nuclear Plant in September was due to inadequate cleaning and flushing procedures during maintenance of the governors on the power plant’s emergency diesel generators (EDG), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in a report on its special inspection of the shutdown.

Southeastern N.C. | Two crashes on two bridges plagued drivers on the busiest travel day of the year Wednesday.Traffic in the westbound lanes of the Isabel Holmes Bridge was backed up after a crash about 5:45 p.m.

The suspects may have made off with the kettle, but Glenn told WWAY they are in for a big surprise when they open it up to find only eight dollars in the pot.

Major Butch Mallard told WWAY eight dollars is a lot considering the large amount of people seeking help from the Salvation Army in these hard economic times. “Somebody stealing the kettle, it even hurts even more, that they are taking money that we could be giving to other people.”

Salvation Army volunteers typically empty out the kettles throughout their shift. The thieves picked a time shortly after the kettle was cleared out.

Anyone with information on the suspects or the robbery is asked to call the Wilmington Police department at 343-3620.

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There was a rather unusual theft from a local charity, only a few days before Thanksgiving; putting a bit of a damper on the holiday cheer.